# varrer
## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin verrere. Doublet of guerra. Compare Portuguese varrer and Spanish barrer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈreɾ/ [baˈreɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ

### Verb

varrer (first-person singular present varro, first-person singular preterite varrín, past participle varrido) varrer (first-person singular present varro, first-person singular preterite varrim or varri, past participle varrido, reintegrationist norm)
* to sweep

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* varredoira
* varredoiro

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “varrer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “varrer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “varrer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “varrer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin verrere. Doublet of guerra.

### Verb

varrer
* to sweep
* to devastate, to destroy

#### Descendants

* Fala: barrel
* Galician: varrer
* Portuguese: varrer

### References

* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “varrer”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “varr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “varrer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere. Related to the word guerra. Compare Galician varrer and Spanish barrer.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /vaˈʁe(ʁ)/ [vaˈhe(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /vaˈʁe(ʁ)/ [vaˈhe(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /vaˈʁe(ɾ)/ [vaˈhe(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /vaˈʁe(ʁ)/ [vaˈχe(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /vaˈʁe(ɻ)/ [vaˈhe(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɐˈʁeɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɐˈʁeɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bɐˈʁeɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /vɐˈʁe.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: var‧rer

### Verb

varrer (first-person singular present varro, first-person singular preterite varri, past participle varrido)
* (transitive, intransitive) to sweep (to clean [a place] using a broom)
    Synonyms: (Douro) varrenhar, (Douro) varriscar, vasculhar, vassourar
    A empregada varrera a sala antes da visita chegar. ― The maid had swept the living room before the guests arrived.
* (transitive) to sweep (to move something using a broom) [with direct object ‘something’ and para ‘somewhere’]
    Queríamos varrer a poeira para debaixo do tapete. ― We wanted to sweep the dust under the rug.
* (transitive, figurative) to sweep, to expel completely and quickly [with direct object ‘someone/something’ and de ‘from somewhere’]
    Synonyms: destruir, devastar, eliminar, expulsar
    A legião romana varreu os hunos da Gália. ― The Roman legion swept the Huns from Gaul.
* (figurative, transitive) to sweep; to go through (to search a place methodically)
    Synonyms: buscar, procurar, virar de cabeça para baixo
    Militantes varreram a cidade em busca de infiéis. ― Militants swept the city searching for infidels.
* (computing, transitive) to scan (to examine sequentially, part by part)
    Synonym: (Brazil) escanear
    Deixei o programa varrendo os arquivos. ― I left the program scanning the files.

#### Derived terms

* varrer do mapa

#### Related terms

* varreção
* varredeira
* varredor
* varredouro
* varredura
* varreirada
* varrenhar
* varridela
* varrido
* varriscar
* vassoura

### Further reading

* “varrer”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “varrer”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “varrer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “varrer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “varrer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “varrer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025